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Tag Archives: UK
Labouralism
It says a lot about the modern Labour party that the New Statesman are welcoming the wholesale repeal – by a Conservative-led government – of Labour’s authoritarian measures including the National Identity Register, ‘intercept modernisation’ and DNA profile retention. Their … Continue reading
Election fluff word list
I’ve had a running joke with some of my friends over the past week by answering unrelated questions in Electionspeak. So, with a few additions pulled from news stories, here’s the list of political soundbites that I’ve been tormenting them … Continue reading
The Digital Economy Bill’s Greatest Hits
…well, so far, anyway. Some highlights from the 6th January House of Lords committee stage follow. Most of the discussion so far has been about OFCOM’s obligations. The ‘three strikes’ copyright infringement stuff hasn’t been discussed yet, but I’ve included … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Society, Tech
Tagged copyright, Digital Economy Bill, law, policy, UK
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(digitally) Economic With Your Liberties
I couldn’t let the topic of Peter Mandelson’s new Digital Economy Bill go un-blogged, so rather than subject you to my incoherent ramblings, I thought I’d point legally-minded readers in the direction of Pangloss’s excellent analysis of the Bill as … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright, Digital Britain report, Digital Economy Bill, law, Peter Mandelson, politics, UK
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Trident
…And on the subject of devolution vs. independence, what a political own-goal by the UK government: The Faslane naval base on the Clyde is to become home to the UK’s entire nuclear-powered submarine fleet, the BBC understands. An announcement on … Continue reading
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Tagged defence, independence, nuclear weapons, politics, snp, submarines, Trident, UK
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